The New Arena Thread

I saw on the Business of Hockey board that Kevin Lowe was getting specifics on the roof scoreboard at Sochi. Any chance we get one of those?

What would be the point of it really? The Sochi arena sits in a lower elevation area making the roof visible from surrounding area.

Edmontons build is not going to be sitting in a depression its at ground level and with the roof towering close to 100 ft over bystanders who wouldn't see anything of the roof. This also in a city that doesn't have one, not one, public high rise paddock viewing area.

I guess it would be nice if you're one of the city employees located in the new Katz tower. But other than that I dunno.

What would be the point of it really? The Sochi arena sits in a lower elevation area making the roof visible from surrounding area.

Edmontons build is not going to be sitting in a depression its at ground level and with the roof towering close to 100 ft over bystanders who wouldn't see anything of the roof. This also in a city that doesn't have one, not one, public high rise paddock viewing area.

I guess it would be nice if you're one of the city employees located in the new Katz tower. But other than that I dunno.

Good point. A lit up roof will be mostly ineffectual for city bystanders. It would look cool on TV though.

Katz should not be allowed to have the keys to the new arena until the Oilers make the playoffs.

Then we'll see how long it takes for the Ringmaster of this 6 ring circus, and all the ****ing clowns beneath him to get fired. My guess is that they would be fired so fast, you would need a stop watch to time it.

Katz should not be allowed to have the keys to the new arena until the Oilers make the playoffs.

Then we'll see how long it takes for the Ringmaster of this 6 ring circus, and all the ****ing clowns beneath him to get fired. My guess is that they would be fired so fast, you would need a stop watch to time it.

What would be the point of it really? The Sochi arena sits in a lower elevation area making the roof visible from surrounding area.

Edmontons build is not going to be sitting in a depression its at ground level and with the roof towering close to 100 ft over bystanders who wouldn't see anything of the roof. This also in a city that doesn't have one, not one, public high rise paddock viewing area.

I guess it would be nice if you're one of the city employees located in the new Katz tower. But other than that I dunno.

Despite being an Oilers fan, I've never actually been to Edmonton. I moved to the States when I was a kid but the past few years I have been thinking about moving back to Canada. Especially since I got married I think it would be better to raise kids there. Edmonton is on my list primarily because of the job growth and the things I have read about it. So is the video misleading?

Considering the city has some of the most awful road organization in Canada, I find it hard to really agree.

Its ironic the video starts off showcasing the stupidest LRT build found almost anywhere.

That went out to Clareview, the silliest quadrant to put the LRT in first, and spent decades getting anywhere else due to no revenue generated from what was the worst possible terminus selection. ANY other quadrant would have worked better.

Its ironic the video starts off showcasing the stupidest LRT build found almost anywhere.

That went out to Clareview, the silliest quadrant to put the LRT in first, and spent decades getting anywhere else due to no revenue generated from what was the worst possible terminus selection. ANY other quadrant would have worked better.

very true...although didn't they put the LRT in order to accommodate the building of the Coliseum and Commonwealth?

either way, I never took the LRT until I was a teenager cause I grew up in St. Albert...so why would I drive to the East end to take a train that only goes as far as the University?

All of Edmonton's problems comes down to population density and lack of funding.

Edmonton is massive in terms of area, but the population is very small for that area. It costs insane amounts to get a public transit system to cover such a large area without much tax revenue like other cities.

All of Edmonton's problems comes down to population density and lack of funding.

Edmonton is massive in terms of area, but the population is very small for that area. It costs insane amounts to get a public transit system to cover such a large area without much tax revenue like other cities.

What's worse is we've known this for years and years now, yet we continue to push the borders and try annex more land.

What's worse is we've known this for years and years now, yet we continue to push the borders and try annex more land.

Calgary is pretty big and they don't seem to have any problems. Should have just built the LRT totally above ground. The thing would have been done by now. Edmonton wanted to go under and it cost them big time.

Calgary is pretty big and they don't seem to have any problems. Should have just built the LRT totally above ground. The thing would have been done by now. Edmonton wanted to go under and it cost them big time.

They have the same problems we do, we just don't see them complain about it as much. Putting the C-train above ground allowed the transit to expand much more rapidly than Edmonton's, but it still sucks for the size of the city.

They have the same problems we do, we just don't see them complain about it as much. Putting the C-train above ground allowed the transit to expand much more rapidly than Edmonton's, but it still sucks for the size of the city.

I won't disagree as I think public transit in both Edmonton and Calgary suck. Go to New York and you see how a public transit system should be run.

They have the same problems we do, we just don't see them complain about it as much. Putting the C-train above ground allowed the transit to expand much more rapidly than Edmonton's, but it still sucks for the size of the city.

The C train was designed better and goes to the four quadrants of Calgary. Although as they build further out they are facing the same issues as Edmonton.